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he was diagnosed with als while serving in afghanistan and passed away in july. also marine staff sergeant cory alexander currently serving in afghanistan, thank you for everything you do. you are watching good morning maryland. >> now, good morning maryland at 4:30. >> and world news this morning the recovery operation underway in turkey as the second quake hits the eastern part of the country. buildings collapse trapping dozens. at least six people have been confirmed dead and as rescue efforts continue to scuffle broke out between those living in the area with police. some say they are being forced to stay in the home and being concerned about how safe they are. you recall the 7.2 quake killed at least 600 people and left thousands homeless. >>> in venezuela, the missing washington nationals catcher. he was kidnapped from his home yesterday. yesterday police found the kidnappers abandoned vehicle into the nearby town. the 20 fourth of player had just finished his rookie season and was one of dozens of venezuelans in the week and dozens are targeted with kidnap
he was diagnosed with als while serving in afghanistan and passed away in july. also marine staff sergeant cory alexander currently serving in afghanistan, thank you for everything you do. you are watching good morning maryland. >> now, good morning maryland at 4:30. >> and world news this morning the recovery operation underway in turkey as the second quake hits the eastern part of the country. buildings collapse trapping dozens. at least six people have been confirmed dead and as...
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defense teams are talking about sending more troops into afghanistan. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> north korea is in the final stages of enriching uranium, giving them a new way to make a new bomb. despite international pressure to stop them, north korea may soon produce uranium-based bombs in addition to those made from plutonium. the move comes as world powers try to talk to them. >>> investigators say the man in the khaki shorts there, 65-year-old william rice threw a punch at the man dressed in black. officers believe the man in black bit off part of his pinky finger. police have asked the man in black to come forward and tell his side of the story. he has yet to do so. >>> lots more still ahead on eyewitness news at noon. take a live look and stick around. your complete first morning weather forecast. now 2.5 minutes away on a xautiful friday. >>> don has a friend there. antonio is a male labrador retriever mix. he's wearing a pretty yellow scarf compliments of the sponsor. if you had a whole box of these, what would they be? they'd be an
defense teams are talking about sending more troops into afghanistan. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> north korea is in the final stages of enriching uranium, giving them a new way to make a new bomb. despite international pressure to stop them, north korea may soon produce uranium-based bombs in addition to those made from plutonium. the move comes as world powers try to talk to them. >>> investigators say the man in the khaki shorts there, 65-year-old william rice threw a...
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he was in afghanistan working as a contractor. bale graduated from carver high school. >> three men are facing charges. they attacked a man almost killing him. the attack happened from baltimore's busy penn state. >> reporter: in broad daylight, a 37-year-old man attacked and almost killed by a group of young teenagers monday afternoon. the suspects who face attempted murder charges are just 14 and 16 years old. keith anderson, the youngest in the group had a knife. >> they asked him for some change. the victim declined to give them any change. one of the suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest. >> reporter: he asked anderson why he did it, his answer according to court records is he had change and he should have gave it to you. the crime alarming to people who walk around the station. >> that's not safe, i would not be walking around this area. >> reporter: this crime is similar to the attack of a medical student in the same area. >> i don't really walk alone at night. i usually ride my bike which i feel is safer
he was in afghanistan working as a contractor. bale graduated from carver high school. >> three men are facing charges. they attacked a man almost killing him. the attack happened from baltimore's busy penn state. >> reporter: in broad daylight, a 37-year-old man attacked and almost killed by a group of young teenagers monday afternoon. the suspects who face attempted murder charges are just 14 and 16 years old. keith anderson, the youngest in the group had a knife. >> they...
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. >> president jimmy carter secures the release of an american in afghanistan. >>> and taking another live look around and stick around, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill, because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month. and here's a special bonus: you'll also get the fios tv movie package -- 60 premium channels, including starz and showtime -- plus epix -- free for 12 months. and now there's no term contract required, if you don't love fios you can cancel at anytime with no early termination fee. fios gives you the best channel lineup, superior picture quality and more hd; plus internet rated #1 in satisfaction, speed and reliability. why keep paying for cable? get fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month. plus the fios tv movie package and epix, free for 12 months. with no term contract. call 1.877.797.fios. that's 1.877.797.3467. call the v
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and an afghanistan nurse and a women's specialist. and despite the deaths, leaders of the mission vow they're not leaving afghanistan. in washington, i'm joel brown, wjz-13, eyewitness news. >>> and it was the largest attack on civilians since last december. >>> and in the gulf, bp is going to start the bottom kill operation. it's the part to kill the oil well for good. they resumed drilling a well earlier today. they'll pump more cement and mud into the broken will. en they'll finish the process by the end of the week. >>> a store clerk is killed during an attempted on re. we're live in glenn bernie and derek valcourt has more on the victims of the senseless crime >>> we're at the 7700 block of anne arundel boulevard. an armed robbery lead to the death of a clerk and after the investigation began, they were called at 3:30 -- after the investigation began, they determined that the men came in to the robbery and when a store clerk turned and ran away, he was shot and killed police say that the robbers turn and fled north up marley neck
and an afghanistan nurse and a women's specialist. and despite the deaths, leaders of the mission vow they're not leaving afghanistan. in washington, i'm joel brown, wjz-13, eyewitness news. >>> and it was the largest attack on civilians since last december. >>> and in the gulf, bp is going to start the bottom kill operation. it's the part to kill the oil well for good. they resumed drilling a well earlier today. they'll pump more cement and mud into the broken will. en...
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. >>> assassinated in afghanistan, a high-ranking maryland national guardsman killed. the escalating danger of retaliation for americans overseas. >>> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. a sneak attack inside a top security facility. a military officer from baltimore is gunned down in the wake of anti-american protests in afghanistan. we have more on the fallen hero. >> reporter: helped to train afghanistan police. this weekend, one of those afghan policemen assassinated him and another u.s. officer inside the highly secured building. that attack, suspected pay back for the burning of the karan by u.s. troops. >> my dad, he was a good man. >> reporter: the news devastating his wife and four children who live in baltimore. >> take care of mommy. take care of mommy. >> take care of my sweetheart if anything ever happens to me. >> reporter: before taking full-time work with the national guard, he spent years as a phys ed teacher for several baltimore county schools. his last teaching job was at carnie elementary where staff remember him well. >
. >>> assassinated in afghanistan, a high-ranking maryland national guardsman killed. the escalating danger of retaliation for americans overseas. >>> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. a sneak attack inside a top security facility. a military officer from baltimore is gunned down in the wake of anti-american protests in afghanistan. we have more on the fallen hero. >> reporter: helped to train afghanistan police. this weekend, one of those...
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. >>> nato forces are in the middle of gun battle with insurgents in afghanistan. tonight, karen brown reports on the latest developments from southern afghanistan. >> marines aren't storming afghanistan, they're moving slowly and precisely to protect the civilians. it's part of the war strategy utilized to clear the strong hold. the forces are under strict orders to avoid weapons as they're using civilians as human shields places bunkers behind the family homes. there are two of them behind them so far. >> reporter: still, the afghanistan president says that more needs to be done to protect the innocent. karzai held up the picture of an 8-year-old girl who lost a dozen family members to a rocket. by keeping the deaths down and providing aid and services once the fighting stopped. , they hope to gain the trust of the people. this time, the united nations won't be involved in providing the aid. it says it disagrees with using the aid as a nonlethal weapon of war. the only way to keep them from returning to the region is to win over the population. thousands have fle
. >>> nato forces are in the middle of gun battle with insurgents in afghanistan. tonight, karen brown reports on the latest developments from southern afghanistan. >> marines aren't storming afghanistan, they're moving slowly and precisely to protect the civilians. it's part of the war strategy utilized to clear the strong hold. the forces are under strict orders to avoid weapons as they're using civilians as human shields places bunkers behind the family homes. there are two of...
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al qaeda released a video of a maryland man being held hostage in afghanistan. he says he will be killed unless president obama agrees to al qaeda's demands. the native was kidnapped last august while working in the country. al qaeda says he will be released if the u.s. stops air strikes in afghanistan, again, a new video featuring a maryland man. we'll have the latest on this developing story on eyewitness news tomorrow morning. >> now, stan is here with our wjz the fan sports report and the orioles are what, the best team now in all of major league baseball. >> let me tell you about today's game. it went so long until they ran out of pitchers. so they got position pitchers for both teams and that's the first time it's been done since 1925. >> back when you were a kid. >> yeah, back when i was a waiter at the last supper. looking for the sweep in boston, the orioles got it. finally after a game that lasted six hours and nine minutes. suddenly it seems like he's on fire after hearing that tejada might return to challenge him for his position, ironic timing, huh?
al qaeda released a video of a maryland man being held hostage in afghanistan. he says he will be killed unless president obama agrees to al qaeda's demands. the native was kidnapped last august while working in the country. al qaeda says he will be released if the u.s. stops air strikes in afghanistan, again, a new video featuring a maryland man. we'll have the latest on this developing story on eyewitness news tomorrow morning. >> now, stan is here with our wjz the fan sports report and...
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after ten years of washings they want the americans to go home. >> a special envoy to afghanistan will be in the country next week and back here, the police think a controversial cell phone video has a new and powerful backer. >> that is the department of justice and they are releasing an 18-page request for the judge to side with the man that lost his phone. he had taped a woman being arrested as she was in a pool of blood in an arrest during the preakness. >>> a cruise ship that sailed from here had an employee accused of a sex crime, the sexual assault of a minor on a royal caribbean cruise liner. the reports show he had sex with a 14-year-old girl in a locker room. he said he did, but she said she was 16 glan out break of scarlett fever has been reported from george washington elementary. it is a fever and rash on the neck and chest. it is treated easily with antibiotics. >>> baltimore is getting ready to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king. the theme this year will be "ask me about my dream ." the grand marshall will be monday at noon on martin luther king and bamb more str
after ten years of washings they want the americans to go home. >> a special envoy to afghanistan will be in the country next week and back here, the police think a controversial cell phone video has a new and powerful backer. >> that is the department of justice and they are releasing an 18-page request for the judge to side with the man that lost his phone. he had taped a woman being arrested as she was in a pool of blood in an arrest during the preakness. >>> a cruise...
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general in afghanistan has asked for an additional 20,000 troops. but the president is also thinking about leaving the current force in place. hoping to grease the wheels of cooperation, continue just approved a bill tripling the funds. and is too much meddling in pakistan's interest. >> pakistani police say they warned their military as early as july. >>> a utah high school is mourning the loss of their band teacher killed trying to save a bus load of her students. 33-year-old heather christianson and 55 band members were on their way home when their bus veered from the road. the band had just won a competition. christianson grabbed the wheel and tried to veer it back on the road. her best friend was not surprised at all. >> i was reacting and thought, of course that's just heather. >> the bus driver is in stable condition, as invest investigators try to find out why the bus veered off the road. >>> twitter and facebook have become more popular than e- mail. in august in a group of countries surveyed across the globe, 277 million people were using
general in afghanistan has asked for an additional 20,000 troops. but the president is also thinking about leaving the current force in place. hoping to grease the wheels of cooperation, continue just approved a bill tripling the funds. and is too much meddling in pakistan's interest. >> pakistani police say they warned their military as early as july. >>> a utah high school is mourning the loss of their band teacher killed trying to save a bus load of her students. 33-year-old...
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still to come on wjz eyewitness , dozens of school girls in afghanistan are stick. is the taliban to blame? >>> surprising results of air samples taken just before the explosion in west virginia. explosion in west virginia. >>> oil oozing toward the cost [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> 56 degrees and overcast. >> here's what people are talking about. >> a growing environmental disaster after an oil rig explodes, now leaking thousands of gallons of oil. the frantic efforts to protect the shoreline. >>reporter: the alarming discovery saturday a mile beneath the surface, two leaks that could threaten shores from louisiana to florida, oil escaping at 40,000 gallons a day. that may be small compared to the 11 mill
still to come on wjz eyewitness , dozens of school girls in afghanistan are stick. is the taliban to blame? >>> surprising results of air samples taken just before the explosion in west virginia. explosion in west virginia. >>> oil oozing toward the cost [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [...
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out of afghanistan. the white house says progress on the ground and the killing of 0 sam la bin laden -- makes it possible. >> al-qaeda is under more pressure anytime than since 9/11. we have taken out more than half of al-qaeda's leadership. >> reporter: he's being hit with criticism. some in his own party say it's not fast enough and others say it's too fast. >> we need to end this combat operation and look at a smarter way to redirect our policy and our funding. >> i would hate to see us take an unnecessary risk by withdrawing too early. >> reporter: the president is also being pushed by reality. the u.s. economy is struggling and the election is next year. >>> america, it is time to focus on nation-building here at home. >> reporter: with the united states spending at estimated $2 billion a week in afghanistan, there are many here at home that would like to see that used for job creation and did he have ---- deficit reduction. >>> a total of 33,000 withdrawn by next summer. >>> a marine reservist was
out of afghanistan. the white house says progress on the ground and the killing of 0 sam la bin laden -- makes it possible. >> al-qaeda is under more pressure anytime than since 9/11. we have taken out more than half of al-qaeda's leadership. >> reporter: he's being hit with criticism. some in his own party say it's not fast enough and others say it's too fast. >> we need to end this combat operation and look at a smarter way to redirect our policy and our funding. >> i...
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federal lawmakers from both parties are lining up to praise the president's new pick to lead the war in afghanistan. allison harm lynn has the latest. >> reporter: senators are moving quickly to get general david petraeus into his new assignment. >> the confirmation will probably be the fast test in the history of the armed services committee. >> reporter: that hearing is set for tuesday. president nominated him. mcchrystal was forced to resign after he made controversial and disrespectful remarks about the obama administration to "rolling stone" magazine. >> we simply cannot afford distractions of this kind in the middle of a war. >> reporter: lawmakers from beth side support the decision to send jernl petraeus to -- general petraeus to afghanistan. >> the july 2011 policy is confusing. it undercuts the war effort, confuses our friends and i think it needs to be reeval pay thed. >> but that's not leckly according to the -- likely according to the white house. the president made this clear this is a change in personnel not policy. petraeus is credited with turning around the war. at the end of the
federal lawmakers from both parties are lining up to praise the president's new pick to lead the war in afghanistan. allison harm lynn has the latest. >> reporter: senators are moving quickly to get general david petraeus into his new assignment. >> the confirmation will probably be the fast test in the history of the armed services committee. >> reporter: that hearing is set for tuesday. president nominated him. mcchrystal was forced to resign after he made controversial and...
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marines were preparing to be deployed in afghanistan. marine corps hasn't released names and home towns of those kills but six of seven were stationed out of camp pendleton. >> an eight-year-old girl have to undergoing more surgery after being shot in school. the girl was shot in the arm and the bullet went into her stomach causing significant organ damage. police say a nine-year-old classmate brought that gun to school and it accidentally went off in his back pack. a juvenile judge will determine if a third grader will face criminal charges. >>> if you are watching your weight and hate the taste of some diet sodas, pepsi is developing something new just for you. pepsico is rolling out pepsi next. it's a soda with half the calories of regular pepsi at 60- calories a can. the company's biggest product launch in years. and it's expected to hit store shelves next month. a lot of people do that the at the soda fountain. have diet pepsi and half pepsi. >> still coming up, a cloudy but still unseasonably mild day outside. looking ahead to the
marines were preparing to be deployed in afghanistan. marine corps hasn't released names and home towns of those kills but six of seven were stationed out of camp pendleton. >> an eight-year-old girl have to undergoing more surgery after being shot in school. the girl was shot in the arm and the bullet went into her stomach causing significant organ damage. police say a nine-year-old classmate brought that gun to school and it accidentally went off in his back pack. a juvenile judge will...
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karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> and france has pulled troops out of afghanistan. >>> the man convicted in the bombing has died. he received a life sentence for the bombing that killed 270 people. his release in 2009 sparked outrage across the world. libyan foreign ministry spokesman says the 61 year old will be buried tomorrow. >>> baltimore city police are releasing the identity of a man. he was killed after reaching for an officer's gun during a struggle. an officer hurt in the struggle is recovering from injuries. >>> maryland's highest court rules that pit bulls are dangerous. tonight gee gee reports some pit bull owners says there's another side of the breed that's rarely seen. >> reporter: this is how a well behave pit bull really acts. it's what maryland breed owners really want to world to know. pit bulls and pit bull mixes are inheritly dangerous. >> it's discrimination against the breed and that's not intelligent. i think facts should be apparent before a decision like that is made. >> reporter: so pet owners put their pit bulls on parade. it's a friendly way to crush the myt
karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> and france has pulled troops out of afghanistan. >>> the man convicted in the bombing has died. he received a life sentence for the bombing that killed 270 people. his release in 2009 sparked outrage across the world. libyan foreign ministry spokesman says the 61 year old will be buried tomorrow. >>> baltimore city police are releasing the identity of a man. he was killed after reaching for an officer's gun during a struggle. an...
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. >>> the polls are closed in afghanistan. despite threats of violence, millions turned out to cast their ballots. at least 26 people were killed in the violence. in southern afghanistan where the taliban has a stronghold, turnout was low. the votes are still being counted. >>> if you're planning on cashing in your clunker, you better get moving. the fund has run out, so the government is putting the brakes on the plan monday night. since the program began, 450,000 cars have been sold. >>> a tropical storm warning is in effect right now for bermuda. this has hurricane bill steaming closer to the island. the the storm lost a little power, but you can still see the eye. bob is tracking the storm from the weather center. >> i have a brand new picture that just came in of the eye. clearly showing there moving off to the northwest right now. there you see the eye. there's puerto rico to the south. there's been very little change in the track. it's been kept the last four or five days. the winds are around 120 with higher gusts. by
. >>> the polls are closed in afghanistan. despite threats of violence, millions turned out to cast their ballots. at least 26 people were killed in the violence. in southern afghanistan where the taliban has a stronghold, turnout was low. the votes are still being counted. >>> if you're planning on cashing in your clunker, you better get moving. the fund has run out, so the government is putting the brakes on the plan monday night. since the program began, 450,000 cars have...
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. >>> the war in afghanistan is a major priority in washington as the obama administration works on a new strategy for it. we have sally thorner with the latest on this story. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. the need for a new strategy is underlined by the bodies of four u.s. soldiers back on american soil today. they are among the eight killed by insurgents over the weekend. troops are trying to hunt down the insurgents. so far, they killed 40 suspected militants. democrats and congress are against committing more soldiers to the fight. there will be a closed-door meeting to discuss their options. >> the pentagon says one thing is certain. pulling out of afghanistan is not an option. >>> roman polanski is behind bars pending possible extradition to the u.s. for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. polanski was arrested last month as he accepted a film award. >>> david letterman makes another apology on a late night show. >> i will be honest. i would be giving anything to be hiking on the appalachian trail. i got in the car and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me. >> da
. >>> the war in afghanistan is a major priority in washington as the obama administration works on a new strategy for it. we have sally thorner with the latest on this story. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. the need for a new strategy is underlined by the bodies of four u.s. soldiers back on american soil today. they are among the eight killed by insurgents over the weekend. troops are trying to hunt down the insurgents. so far, they killed 40 suspected militants. democrats...
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he was serving in afghanistan where the burning of the koran has led to outrage. the military has yet to confirm that the major was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> reporter: they're aware of the violence in afghanistan but choosing to remember how the father of four lived and how he chose to love his wife. >> it was like a love story right out of book. >> take care of mom. take care of my sweetheart if anything ever happens to me. >> reporter: he left a mark on more than his own family. for years he worked as a phys. ed teacher. >> my father has been my idol and been my hero and i grew up trying to be just like him and i hope and pray that i can be even 50% of what that man was. >> if more fathers could be like he was, i feel like this could be a better place. >> reporter: in the past the major had done one tour of duty. this was his first tour of duty in afghanistan. >> sad loss there. derek live for us tonight. a spokesman sighs despite the contentions it will continue to stand by the afghan partners and and -- investigators see a
he was serving in afghanistan where the burning of the koran has led to outrage. the military has yet to confirm that the major was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> reporter: they're aware of the violence in afghanistan but choosing to remember how the father of four lived and how he chose to love his wife. >> it was like a love story right out of book. >> take care of mom. take care of my sweetheart if anything ever happens to me. >>...
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a special tribute to soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan since last year. wjz is live there. >> reporter: good afternoon everyone. of course, this is maryland's annual tribute to men and women who have sacrificed they're live toss preserve our freedom. the ceremony honors members of the military with substantial ties to maryland. killed since may 2010 while serving in operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom in afghanistan. >> it's a day we honor those who gave their lives so that we may freely live and enjoy ours. memorial day reminds us of the true meaning of sacrifice. these are the men and women who said send me, i will go when others could not or would not. men and women who understood that in going, they might never return to their loved ones. and as we remember the nine who fell since last memorial day in the wars in iraq and afghanistan -- >> reporter: the families of those nine received honors today. reporting live from delaine valley, i'm pat warren. >>> we'll have much more on today's ceremonies in the 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 news. >>>
a special tribute to soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan since last year. wjz is live there. >> reporter: good afternoon everyone. of course, this is maryland's annual tribute to men and women who have sacrificed they're live toss preserve our freedom. the ceremony honors members of the military with substantial ties to maryland. killed since may 2010 while serving in operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom in afghanistan. >> it's a day we honor those who gave...
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observers say holding an election in the summer months in afghanistan is a challenge. with winter weather coming, it will be even harder. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> president ban is gaining ma says the decision to accept a run off is a key process for the people of afghanistan. >>> we're warming up to more average temperatures for this time of look. let's take a look right now. we of course are live with fresh weather morning coverage with marty bass. >> hey it's gorgeous out here. >> and bernadette at the weather center. good afternoon burn debt. >> reporter: not too shabby right now. 34 down at the ocean. 33 degrees in oakland. we did see clouds build in as the sun started to rise, but since the sun has come up, those have since gone and the temperatures are responding. 63 right now in baltimore. 63 degrees in d.c. and 64 at the ocean. this trend is going to continue. for more on that, here is marty. >> thanks burn. it is going to continue in a big way. we're going to average 20 to 25 degrees warmer the next couple days than temperatures were
observers say holding an election in the summer months in afghanistan is a challenge. with winter weather coming, it will be even harder. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> president ban is gaining ma says the decision to accept a run off is a key process for the people of afghanistan. >>> we're warming up to more average temperatures for this time of look. let's take a look right now. we of course are live with fresh weather morning coverage with marty bass....
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commander in afghanistan made a special trip to the forward operating base where an afghanistan soldier turned his gun on american troops. general john allen offed condolences and urged constraint. >> now is not the time for revenge. now is not the time for vengeance. look deep inside your soul, remember your mission, remember your discipline. >> reporter: u.s. officials promised a full investigation in to the koran burning incident and confident it won't have a long lasting impact on the mission there. the up tick in violence is concerning the u.s., and it's nay to allies, who are working to withdrawal all troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014, it's gratified the afghanistan president called for calm pending the outcome of an investigation. so far it's done little to qef quelch the unrest. >>> a way of hope for maryland businessman in prison in cuba. leahy discussed gross' case for more than two hours with cuban president castro. leahy says there is no release any time soon. he was on a trip to improve internet service, he is serving a 15-year prison sentence for being a spy. >>>
commander in afghanistan made a special trip to the forward operating base where an afghanistan soldier turned his gun on american troops. general john allen offed condolences and urged constraint. >> now is not the time for revenge. now is not the time for vengeance. look deep inside your soul, remember your mission, remember your discipline. >> reporter: u.s. officials promised a full investigation in to the koran burning incident and confident it won't have a long lasting impact...
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. >> anger boiling over in afghanistan after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed eckstein afghan civilians. as president obama promises a full pentagon investigation, protesters have already taken to the streets. we report with the very latest. >> reporter: protesters chanted death to america as they marched through the streets in eastern afghanistan. they are demanding a public trial for the u.s. urgent witnesses say murdered 16 afghan villagers, many of them children. the demonstrators want u.s. troops to leave their country. and in what appears to be a revenge attack, militants opened fire on afghan officials attending a memorial service for the victims. an afghan soldier was killed and two others wounded. military is not releasing the names of the alleged shooter area cbs news has learned he's a 38-year- old father of two. eyewitnesses claim they saw him gray -- drag a young boy and shoot him in the mouth. fence secretary leon panetta says he could face the death penalty. >> these kinds of events and incidents are going to take place.
. >> anger boiling over in afghanistan after a u.s. soldier allegedly killed eckstein afghan civilians. as president obama promises a full pentagon investigation, protesters have already taken to the streets. we report with the very latest. >> reporter: protesters chanted death to america as they marched through the streets in eastern afghanistan. they are demanding a public trial for the u.s. urgent witnesses say murdered 16 afghan villagers, many of them children. the...
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choppers in crashed in southern afghanistan killing four american troops and wounding two more. military investigators ruled out enemy fire in the collision and they're looking into what happened in the first crash. >>> the crashes came hours before the latest war council meeting at the white house. president is deciding on a new strategy and deciding on sending more troops into the fight. some are pushing the commander in chief to speed things up. >> if we get them in there, we won't lose time. >> reporter: this is not a decision that the president should rush into. >> he's doing his job and wrestling with one of the toughest decisions i've seen a president half to make. >> afghan officials are gearing up for a run off next month. they'll need a government as a partner in the new strategy to prevent the taliban for providing a safe haven for al- qaeda. >>> and we have just learned that three drug enforcement agents may have been among those who died in the crash. they would be the dea's first deaths in the war. >> there's new information about the maryland man who was arrested
choppers in crashed in southern afghanistan killing four american troops and wounding two more. military investigators ruled out enemy fire in the collision and they're looking into what happened in the first crash. >>> the crashes came hours before the latest war council meeting at the white house. president is deciding on a new strategy and deciding on sending more troops into the fight. some are pushing the commander in chief to speed things up. >> if we get them in there, we...
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. >>> some serious questions tonight about the future of afghanistan's government. the president's opponent dropped out of next week's election. we have more on how this will affect president obama's decision on the war. >> i will not participate in the november 7th elections. >> reporter: that all but guaranteed the current president will remain in power after saturday's run off vote. but casts further doubt on the legitimacy of a government already riddled with controversy. his supporters hope the results will eventually be thrown out and a new election to be scheduled for the spring. if u.n. officials decide to go ahead with the election, carzite spokesperson insists it will go off without controversy. u.s. commander general has asked for 40,000 more to prevent the taliban from making afghanistan their haven once again. the president is still weeks away from making a decision, and that's not sitting well with republicans. >> the longer this decision hangs, the more jeopardy, the more danger our troops in the ground there are in the middle of. >> reporter: october
. >>> some serious questions tonight about the future of afghanistan's government. the president's opponent dropped out of next week's election. we have more on how this will affect president obama's decision on the war. >> i will not participate in the november 7th elections. >> reporter: that all but guaranteed the current president will remain in power after saturday's run off vote. but casts further doubt on the legitimacy of a government already riddled with...
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they will stop al-qaida fighters from using afghanistan as a safe haven. the war in afghanistan is now the the 9th year, white house aids made it clear that the president does not want it to last another nine years. in hiss last few sessions, president obama was focused on how to train the afghan army and police on how to protect areas taken back from the taliban once u.s. forces are gone. they hope the emphasis will support sending more troops. right now just 32% think it's a good idea. >> there's a reason we're in the region and i believe in the office of the president to make the decisions to have a fortunate outcome. >> i think we need to pull out eventually, it's going to be a slow process. >> the administration has to win over congress too, the president will brief leading lawmakers on the plan tuesday hours before he flies to west point to announce it. in washington, joel brown, eyewitness news. >> this would be the largest expansion of troops since the war began in 2001. you can watch the address about afghanistan next tuesday night here on wjz 13.
they will stop al-qaida fighters from using afghanistan as a safe haven. the war in afghanistan is now the the 9th year, white house aids made it clear that the president does not want it to last another nine years. in hiss last few sessions, president obama was focused on how to train the afghan army and police on how to protect areas taken back from the taliban once u.s. forces are gone. they hope the emphasis will support sending more troops. right now just 32% think it's a good idea....
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wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threatened them, aimed at them, and then opened
wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that...
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. >>> this evening, the president will lay out his plan of getting the troops out of afghanistan. here's the preview of the speech. [no audio] >> that's video of -- well, that's michelle obama and her daughters in south africa. tune in for the speech tonight and scott pelley will lead the live coverage here at 8:00 on wjz. >>> here's the video we just talked about. the rest of the first family is entering their full day of a trip to west africa. the group got the opportunity to meet with nelson mandella. the first family will be in south africa for about six days. >>> now, back to the president's speech tonight. once again, here's joel brown. >> reporter: thousands of troops fighting in afghanistan will start coming home early next month. in a national address tonight. president obama is expected to announce the withdrawal of 5000 troops in the coming months and 5000 by winter and spring. they're part of 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the surge last year. >> the president identified in december of 2009 that the forces would draw down in july of 2011, he's keeping the commitment
. >>> this evening, the president will lay out his plan of getting the troops out of afghanistan. here's the preview of the speech. [no audio] >> that's video of -- well, that's michelle obama and her daughters in south africa. tune in for the speech tonight and scott pelley will lead the live coverage here at 8:00 on wjz. >>> here's the video we just talked about. the rest of the first family is entering their full day of a trip to west africa. the group got the...
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troops currently serving in afghanistan and iraq. president obama called them today to thank them for their service. >>> what's larger than life and puts a smile on everyone's face. it one the thanksgiving day parade. >>> the annual parade took off today through health square in new york. the stars of the show continue to be snoopy and the rest of his balloon friends, that is until santa shows up. >>> health scare in the air, just minutes away why a passenger's condition forced a pilot to divert and how she came back from the brinks of death. >>> a thanksgiving she will never forget. the proposal that took a whole airplane full of people to deliver. i'm mary bubala, that story is ahead. >>> it could be a damp start but a cool end to your black friday. i'm tim williams, i'll have your complete forewarning forecast for this last weekend in november, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪
troops currently serving in afghanistan and iraq. president obama called them today to thank them for their service. >>> what's larger than life and puts a smile on everyone's face. it one the thanksgiving day parade. >>> the annual parade took off today through health square in new york. the stars of the show continue to be snoopy and the rest of his balloon friends, that is until santa shows up. >>> health scare in the air, just minutes away why a passenger's...
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they will continue to attack until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. it happened while nato leaders met with leaders in kabul, talking about shifting control to more afghan forces. >> we are at a moment in time to think about reconciliation and this is not the moment in time to kill innocent people. >> reporter: the unit nateed nations said it is at its worse since the war began 10 years ago. >> randall pinkston. wyz, news. >> there were three separate attacks on coalition forces and afghan government locations. >>> police are trying to answer some major questions this morning after a bizarre incident in northeast baltimore. they shut down a section of the 400 block for hours. after a reported barricade situation. the barricade was open after no one was inside. so far no arrests have been made. some of the nation's biggest banks are rethinking their stance on a controversial new fee. bank of america angered many of its customers when they announced $5 fee for usage. many of the banks competitors have come out against the fee. bank of america is now rep
they will continue to attack until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. it happened while nato leaders met with leaders in kabul, talking about shifting control to more afghan forces. >> we are at a moment in time to think about reconciliation and this is not the moment in time to kill innocent people. >> reporter: the unit nateed nations said it is at its worse since the war began 10 years ago. >> randall pinkston. wyz, news. >> there were three separate attacks on...
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special forces team rescues an american doctor abducted in afghanistan but loses one of its own in the process. he was freed 11 hours after his captored released two other staffers. the defense secretary now confirms a u.s. service member was killed in that operation. the colorado doctor will return home in a couple of days. >>> a small is plane carrying a popular singer has crashed in northern mexico. the aircraft was found in pieces over a mountainside. all six people on board are dead. nobody survivors. 43 year old jeannie rivera sold (1) 500-0000 records and won two bill lard mexican music awards. her brother and father are on the way to claim her remains. >>> fed-ex is gearing up for its busiest day of the calendar year. 19 million packages are expected to be moved today. fed-ex says most of the increase in shipments is because of a big jump in online holiday orders this year. >> people do a lot of shopping online. i would say i did most of my shopping online this year. >> i did some. >> it's nice to avoid the rush. >>> still a head taking a live look outside not a whole lot to se
special forces team rescues an american doctor abducted in afghanistan but loses one of its own in the process. he was freed 11 hours after his captored released two other staffers. the defense secretary now confirms a u.s. service member was killed in that operation. the colorado doctor will return home in a couple of days. >>> a small is plane carrying a popular singer has crashed in northern mexico. the aircraft was found in pieces over a mountainside. all six people on board are...
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. >> the two leading candidates for afghanistan are both claiming victory. president obama made it clear the u.s. is not taking sides. >> our only interest was the results fairly accurately reflecting the will of the afghanistan people. >> reporter: early vote tallies from the election could some saturday on the ballot are dozens of candidates. they're flooding and the agency says it's too early to tell who came out on top. they're accusing the camp on tampering, the president denies it. he told supporters show he's heading to the 50% margin of victory. it was an early test for president obama's buildup of troops in afghanistan. he called it successful and praised the afghan people. >> as i watched the election, i was struck by their courage and dignity in the face of disorder. >> 26 afghans were killed. >>> they used rockets and roadblocks to keep voters away from the poles, voters did stay home. there's concern that some won't accept the outcome and there's fears it could lead to more bloodshed. in washington, joel brown. >>> those results are being sent t
. >> the two leading candidates for afghanistan are both claiming victory. president obama made it clear the u.s. is not taking sides. >> our only interest was the results fairly accurately reflecting the will of the afghanistan people. >> reporter: early vote tallies from the election could some saturday on the ballot are dozens of candidates. they're flooding and the agency says it's too early to tell who came out on top. they're accusing the camp on tampering, the president...
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troops could start leaving afghanistan as early as next month. president obama is expected to out line a plan that withdrawals up to 10,000 american service men and women this year. it will be a phased operation that begins with 5000 troops this summer and adds another 5000 by the end of the year. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the 2009 search to battle the taliban. some are concerned that the u.s. could lose ground if the military pulls back quickly. >> this is a process where the president consulted with all of the senior members of the national security team and made a decision. obviously, the commander and chief makes the decisions. >> reporter: 1010 troops are fighting in the war that costs $2 billion a week to fund. >> i would like to understand more fully that with the troops we have on the ground, what it is we want to accomplish and what the nature is. >> reporter: the president is expected to map a course for bringing home 20,000 troops by next year. the long range goal is to hand over security to the afgha
troops could start leaving afghanistan as early as next month. president obama is expected to out line a plan that withdrawals up to 10,000 american service men and women this year. it will be a phased operation that begins with 5000 troops this summer and adds another 5000 by the end of the year. the troops are part of the 30,000 sent to afghanistan during the 2009 search to battle the taliban. some are concerned that the u.s. could lose ground if the military pulls back quickly. >> this...
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. >> major robert was one of two killed in afghanistan. chopper 13 right now over his funeral at the trinity assembly of god church in lutherville. he was ambushed following burning of copies of the koran. he will be buried tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >>> instead of flowers the family is asking mourners to donate to the wounded warrior project. >>> sergeant accused of killing sf civilians will meet his w his defense attorney for the first time today. john henry brown willsey down with staff sergeant robert bail as at the federal pen penitentiary. afghanistan leaders are demanding he be returned to their country. >>> battle for the noel snakes moves to illinois, rick santorum and mitt romney are campaigning hard ahead of the prom primary. >> reporter: mitt romney greeted voters in illinois explaining why he should win the state's gop primary. >> i had to get us the energy on the ground we needed to keep the money, that's spent buying energy from other people, keep it here. put people to work. >> reporter: romney rolls in to the
. >> major robert was one of two killed in afghanistan. chopper 13 right now over his funeral at the trinity assembly of god church in lutherville. he was ambushed following burning of copies of the koran. he will be buried tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >>> instead of flowers the family is asking mourners to donate to the wounded warrior project. >>> sergeant accused of killing sf civilians will meet his w his defense attorney for the first time today. john...
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what will the service men and women actually be doing in afghanistan? >> we've actually got two units deploying, we've got our c 130 js, those are the aircraft that carry troops and equipment, and they fly throughout and support operations throughout that the a 10s are a little different. they're jet fighters, and they provide the close air ground support to the army troops and marines and others that are on the ground. >>reporter: in fact, this will be the largest deployment in maryland air national guard history for combat operation. service men and women will be deployed for three months. members of the 135th air lift group and 175th maintenance and operations group will serve and support roles in afghanistan. since september 11, 2001, 8,700 maryland soldiers and air men have been deployed. >> we try to give as much notice to our citizen air men so they know when they deploy that they've got some time ahead of themselves to get their families ready and, of course, for employers, we've got a lot of people that have full-time jobs that the employers ar
what will the service men and women actually be doing in afghanistan? >> we've actually got two units deploying, we've got our c 130 js, those are the aircraft that carry troops and equipment, and they fly throughout and support operations throughout that the a 10s are a little different. they're jet fighters, and they provide the close air ground support to the army troops and marines and others that are on the ground. >>reporter: in fact, this will be the largest deployment in...
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there's been strides and gains made by women in afghanistan. two million girls are in school and many working and they're no longer wearing the scarfs, but there's some areas for women where things are tough when it comes to violence against women, the numbers are skyrocketing and high and some fear with the taliban that the number is going to grow higher. the infant mortality rate and women prisoners are afforded few rights. we'll look at where progress has been made and where it hasn't, it's an important story. >> it comes off of the heels of the story of afghanistan. we look forward to more, thank you very much, katie couric. >> see you guys. remember you can see the story on the evening news here on wjz.com after eyewitness news at 6:00. here's bob with a look at the weather. >>> we have some rain in the region. looking at radar. the light rain moved in and it's been cool all day long. our high 50, the low last night at the airport got down to 40. we saw a little rain around the region, heavier stuff west of washington, generally a light ra
there's been strides and gains made by women in afghanistan. two million girls are in school and many working and they're no longer wearing the scarfs, but there's some areas for women where things are tough when it comes to violence against women, the numbers are skyrocketing and high and some fear with the taliban that the number is going to grow higher. the infant mortality rate and women prisoners are afforded few rights. we'll look at where progress has been made and where it hasn't, it's...
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back here a local family is morning the loss of a national guards man killed during the violence in afghanistan. derek valcourt speaks to the family. >> reporter: they do not have many details but they know his body is scheduled to be flown in to dover airforce base around 5:00. >> he was the best soldier you could have been. >> he and his sister are mourning the loss of their father, major robert marchanti, the army national guards man was serving in kabul, afghanistan, where outrage of the burn of the koran has lead to violent demonstrations. saturday two soldiers, a lieutenant colonel and a major shot inside what was supposed to be one of the most secure areas of a building but the military has yet to confirm that major marchanti was one of them. >> we don't know anything about what happened. >> his family aware of the ongoing violence in afghanistan but choosing to remember how the father of 4 lived and especially how he loved his wife. >> he always said take car of mommy. >> take care of mom. >> always. >> take care of my sweetheart, if anything ever happens to me, so that is what we are g
back here a local family is morning the loss of a national guards man killed during the violence in afghanistan. derek valcourt speaks to the family. >> reporter: they do not have many details but they know his body is scheduled to be flown in to dover airforce base around 5:00. >> he was the best soldier you could have been. >> he and his sister are mourning the loss of their father, major robert marchanti, the army national guards man was serving in kabul, afghanistan, where...
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. >>> troops killed in afghanistan continues to grow. the rising death toll is putting pressure on the obama administration. here's joel brown reporting on the president's tough choices. >> reporter: u.s. and afghan forces moved quickly to seal off insurgent strongholds in eastern afghanistan this morning after hundreds of militants launched a series of deadly attacks over the weekend. 8 u.s. troops were killed. another u.s. soldier was killed this morning in southern afghanistan. the death cast a shadow over a series of meetings happening at the white house this weekend. the top advisors are scheduled to get together twice to review their options in afghanistan. right now, they have three choices. keeping the current strategy, scaling back, or granting top commander's requests for more troops. >> we will tear apart and look at the input. the president should be presented with options, not just one. >> reporter: if president obama decides to send more troops into afghanistan, he will face political opposition here at home. they are march
. >>> troops killed in afghanistan continues to grow. the rising death toll is putting pressure on the obama administration. here's joel brown reporting on the president's tough choices. >> reporter: u.s. and afghan forces moved quickly to seal off insurgent strongholds in eastern afghanistan this morning after hundreds of militants launched a series of deadly attacks over the weekend. 8 u.s. troops were killed. another u.s. soldier was killed this morning in southern...
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militants in iraq and afghanistan have hacked into live video feed of predator drones. the defense department says there is no evidence the signals have been jammed, they are now working to incrypt all drone signals from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. >>> the commissioner of the pga tour is firing back at anyone who says the tournament won't survive without its bigger star. tim kimshon says the competition won't be at its same level but it will be successful. woods reported that he would be leaving the tour in an effort to save his marriage. >>> you know him best at mao shadoxx. the company that powers your house and allows you to hear what i'm saying right now, tonight in his only television interview, mao shadoxx tells me his thoughts on the most troubles times of his company. >> reporter: mao shadoxx has been in the helm of constalation. an important job, but triggering a storm. suddenly shadoxx became the face of the company. >> allover us in the company shared the same concern and the same worry about where this was headed. this is our job, you know and this is wh
militants in iraq and afghanistan have hacked into live video feed of predator drones. the defense department says there is no evidence the signals have been jammed, they are now working to incrypt all drone signals from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. >>> the commissioner of the pga tour is firing back at anyone who says the tournament won't survive without its bigger star. tim kimshon says the competition won't be at its same level but it will be successful. woods reported that he...
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. >>> it is being called the first major test of the obama administration's afghanistan strategy. and now u.s. forces are trying to secure southern parts of the country, but as brown reports for wjz, a dozen innocent civilians died when a missile went off course. >> reporter: marines battled sniper fire sunday against thetal ban, and forces are -- mar s&a from all sides, leaders have gotten off to a good start and haven't encountered serious resistance. >> this is the first time we have put together off of the elements of the president's new strategy and direction to his manned commanders. >> sunday, to stop using a certain kind of rocket, after two of them missed the target and slammeded into a home killing 12 civilians. the mistake could be a blow to the relationship with locals. >> our plan called for clearing the area, holding the area, and then providing some buildings for the people, their better security and better governments of more of an afghan space. >> the first step clearing is already proving to be a challenge. troops new thetal ban would -- but far more homemade bom
. >>> it is being called the first major test of the obama administration's afghanistan strategy. and now u.s. forces are trying to secure southern parts of the country, but as brown reports for wjz, a dozen innocent civilians died when a missile went off course. >> reporter: marines battled sniper fire sunday against thetal ban, and forces are -- mar s&a from all sides, leaders have gotten off to a good start and haven't encountered serious resistance. >> this is the...
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. >>> a major story we're following about the future of the afghanistan government. and president karzai's challenger dropped out of the election and time is running out for president obama to decide on the direction of the u.s. war strategy. >> reporter: the top challenger in the looming election walked away in afghanistan. >> i will not participate in the november 7th elections. >> reporter: that all but guarantees karzai will remain in power and that casts the further doubt on the legitimacy on the corrupt government. and abdulla believe that is a fair election is impossible. his supporters hope that the results will eventually be thrown out and a new election scheduled for the spring. >> reporter: the u.n. officials called for the run off after they found 1/3 of the car dye's vote -- car dye's votes were corrupt. >> but the obama administration insists that the afghan leadership has little sway on the decision to send over troops. mcchrystal is urging the president to send 40,000 more troops and the president is weeks away from the decision and that's not sitting
. >>> a major story we're following about the future of the afghanistan government. and president karzai's challenger dropped out of the election and time is running out for president obama to decide on the direction of the u.s. war strategy. >> reporter: the top challenger in the looming election walked away in afghanistan. >> i will not participate in the november 7th elections. >> reporter: that all but guarantees karzai will remain in power and that casts the...
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southern afghanistan that has been under the control of the extremist. the goal is to kick out the taliban so they can no long provide safe havens for al- qaida terrorist. -- longer provide safe havens for al-qaida terrorist. they say so far it is going well. >> while this is an afghan whether he had operation i think it highlights the special partnership that we've developed that i'm very proud of. >> reporter: taking the city is the easy part under the white house's new afghan strategy. once u.s. allies and forces control the city they will set up a new government. that's part of an effort to provide an alternative that the military calls clear, hold and build. the goal is winning over the afghan people. but a misstake on sunday put that part of the strategy in jeopardy. a rocket missed its taliban target by a fifth of a mile and hit a house instead. 12 civilians were killed. afghan president has ordered an investigation into the strike. general mccrystal has apologized, but the incident could prove costly in the battle for afghanistan. whit johnson, w
southern afghanistan that has been under the control of the extremist. the goal is to kick out the taliban so they can no long provide safe havens for al- qaida terrorist. -- longer provide safe havens for al-qaida terrorist. they say so far it is going well. >> while this is an afghan whether he had operation i think it highlights the special partnership that we've developed that i'm very proud of. >> reporter: taking the city is the easy part under the white house's new afghan...
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. >>> afghanistan assault. hundreds of american marines move on a taliban stronghold. >>> jewel heist. two bandits pull off one of the biggest robberies in british history. >>> this is the cbs "morning news" for wednesday, august 12th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> grngs, good morning, thanks for joining us. as congress prepares for a debate on the health care crisis, outside the debate has grown bitter. inside, the president urged his critics to listen. >> not these wild representations that bear no resemblance to anything that's been proposed. >> lawmakers across the country are facing outraged, freightened citizens. long-time senator arlen specter said there is more anger in america today than any time he can remember. >> reporter: as we can see, these crowds are becoming hostile, shouting questions and becoming very angry at thul town hall meetings. yesterday and today, the president is expected to say that the scariest outcome of all would be failing to fix the current system. the passionate debate ov
. >>> afghanistan assault. hundreds of american marines move on a taliban stronghold. >>> jewel heist. two bandits pull off one of the biggest robberies in british history. >>> this is the cbs "morning news" for wednesday, august 12th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> grngs, good morning, thanks for joining us. as congress prepares for a debate on the health care crisis, outside the debate has grown bitter. inside, the president urged his critics...
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and nato forces are searching eastern afghanistan for two missing american forces. one was killed in a gunfight and one had been captured. american officials are stopping and searching vehicles currently trying to find the men. >>> now to the gulf of mexico where there has been major developments tonight. in fact, we're learning that the ceo of bp could be replaced at any moment. kenneth gibson reports tonight for wjz. >> cbs news has learned bp's chief executive is expected to step down sometime after monday's board of director's meeting. a spokesperson said tony hayward remains the ceo of bp. he has the confident of the board and senior management. dudley was considered for ceo in 2007 but lost out to hayward. dudley is an american born just 65 miles from the gulf coast. as the news of hayward's departure started circulating, the government's point man for the spill, thad allen detailed his job. but all along the gulf coast talk turned to hayward. >> if you're the captain of the ship, if it sinks or something happens it's your fault. >> i want my life back. >> rep
and nato forces are searching eastern afghanistan for two missing american forces. one was killed in a gunfight and one had been captured. american officials are stopping and searching vehicles currently trying to find the men. >>> now to the gulf of mexico where there has been major developments tonight. in fact, we're learning that the ceo of bp could be replaced at any moment. kenneth gibson reports tonight for wjz. >> cbs news has learned bp's chief executive is expected to...
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. >> reporter: he served in afghanistan and major heath kelly a decorated field officer in iraq. police say they are doing their best to unravel why he snapped before taking his own life here at the restaurant. at this point there is no proof he was targeting the military. >> numerous guardsmen were attacked and an equal number of them were similarly saluted. >>reporter: they say he was mentally unstable. >> i feel story for what he did. i never thought he would do something like that. >> reporter: the sheriff said their injuries range from severe to then serious. >>> mike is in the newsroom with a ruling that will keep gary giordano locked up. >> reporter: three judges refused to set gary giordano free. she vanished while the couple was on vacation. police were told her body was swept awhile while they were diving and they are still trying to piece together what happened to her. >>> right now bill coursepy is -- cosby is in town and they are meeting with voters this afternoon. there is a free rally at 6:00 tonight. you will hear from cosby why he is getting involved in the race
. >> reporter: he served in afghanistan and major heath kelly a decorated field officer in iraq. police say they are doing their best to unravel why he snapped before taking his own life here at the restaurant. at this point there is no proof he was targeting the military. >> numerous guardsmen were attacked and an equal number of them were similarly saluted. >>reporter: they say he was mentally unstable. >> i feel story for what he did. i never thought he would do...
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army staff sergeant is in custody tonight and accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. this incident is almost certain to spark a new round of anti american protest. >> victims were covered with blankets as villagers examined one of three homes attacked. he killed 16 people including nine children and three women. several others were wounded not far from a u.s. base in after fan stan. >> u.s. forces are providing the highest level of care for those injured. >> reporter: cbs has learned the suspect was on his first tour of afghanistan but had served prior tours in iraq. they called it an assassination and said the shooting cannot be forgiven. nato is working to help find out what happened. the shooting could not have come at a more sensitive time for u.s. after fan relations. pensions just started to ease. that incident sparked weeks of widespread anti american protest across afghanistan that left dozens dead. there's concern now this latest event could trigger new protest and more bloodshed. >> the name of the soldier in custody has not been released as of yet. we have
army staff sergeant is in custody tonight and accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan. this incident is almost certain to spark a new round of anti american protest. >> victims were covered with blankets as villagers examined one of three homes attacked. he killed 16 people including nine children and three women. several others were wounded not far from a u.s. base in after fan stan. >> u.s. forces are providing the highest level of care for those injured. >> reporter:...
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troops serving in afghanistan. anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. this latest inspect surfaces at a sensitive time in u.s.-afghan relations. in recent months the obama administration has dealt with a series of incidents that have sparked outrage in afghanistan. they include a video showing marines urinating on corpses. the accidental burning of the koran at a nato air base that sparked deadly riots and in march an army sergeant shooting rampage that killed 17 afghan villagers. the military is concerned the revelation off these photos could spark a new round of unrest in afghanistan. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the photos come as the u.s. is meeting with nato alleys to finalize plans for with drawing from afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> a young mother is killed instantly when a man fleeing police crashes into her car. the same crash injured her infant daughter. now her family wants to k
troops serving in afghanistan. anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. this latest inspect surfaces at a sensitive time in u.s.-afghan relations. in recent months the obama administration has dealt with a series of incidents that have sparked outrage in afghanistan. they include a video showing marines urinating on corpses. the accidental burning of the koran at a nato air base that sparked deadly riots and in...
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is pulling 23,000 soldiers out of afghanistan by september. it's part of the plan to get most troops out by 2014. >>> state troopers shoot a man after he points a fake gun at them. the troopers try to arrest christopher thomas outside his house in northeast when he pointed this gun at the troopers, they shot him in the leg. thomas is wanted on warrants from several police departments. >>> tracking down a potentially deadly threat at the university of maryland. we investigate how police found the student they say posted disturbing messages anonymously online. we take you inside the police operation. >> reporter: police at the university of maryland, college park believed someone was seriously planning a massacre, but the only evidence was anonymous threats on two social networking websites. within 13 hours they were able to track down the student accused of making them. how did they do it? jeffrey tour is an associate professor of criminal technology. he has decades in law enforcement and explains why no threat is truly anonymous. >> you leave
is pulling 23,000 soldiers out of afghanistan by september. it's part of the plan to get most troops out by 2014. >>> state troopers shoot a man after he points a fake gun at them. the troopers try to arrest christopher thomas outside his house in northeast when he pointed this gun at the troopers, they shot him in the leg. thomas is wanted on warrants from several police departments. >>> tracking down a potentially deadly threat at the university of maryland. we investigate...
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troops killed when their schnook helicopter was shot down in afghanistan, u.s. military say the seals were called in to help a team already on the ground. the taliban claims responsibility, but u.s. officials have yet to confirm that. aaron vaughn's grandmother calls him a proud soldier >> he was such a good boy. he loved his country enough to put his life on the line. >> i'm very proud of him. i'm proud to say i'm a friend of his. i will miss him terribly. >> the soldier's body will be flown to dover air force base where they will be met by their families, military brass and possibly the president. >> >> 4 more nato soldiers killed today in 2 separate attacks in afghanistan. >> >> thousands of verizon employees, including some from maryland walked off the job in the company's first strike in more than a decade. the contracts for 45,000 employees expired at midnight with the company unable to come to terms with the new deals. the workers maintained land lines. the dispute does not affect the company's wireless division, which is the nation's largest. >> >> play
troops killed when their schnook helicopter was shot down in afghanistan, u.s. military say the seals were called in to help a team already on the ground. the taliban claims responsibility, but u.s. officials have yet to confirm that. aaron vaughn's grandmother calls him a proud soldier >> he was such a good boy. he loved his country enough to put his life on the line. >> i'm very proud of him. i'm proud to say i'm a friend of his. i will miss him terribly. >> the soldier's...
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. >>> and the president makes an announcement about the future of the war in afghanistan. and getting it done and how a church is making a difference and dozens of local children get a second chance. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey for just 47 cents a pound. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> welcome back to eyewitness news sunday morning. i'm gigi. >> and i'm tim williams. >> it's saturday, sunday -- we've been looking at the holidays and the temperatures. the temperatures are very mild. the arch is 55 degrees -- the average is 55 degrees and we'll be in the 60s and the temperatures reflect the sunshine and even with the clouds, we'll see the temperatures above normal. partly sunny and 51 and above yesterday and 42 tonight and a little drizzle and that's on the eastern shore and otherwise, mainly cloudy and a nice day, temperaturewise. this is not the warmest day of the week. we'll show you how it sha
. >>> and the president makes an announcement about the future of the war in afghanistan. and getting it done and how a church is making a difference and dozens of local children get a second chance. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey for just 47 cents a pound. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> welcome back...
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frequently criticized the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and in june 2007, hasan gave a shocking presentation to colleagues. using slides, hasan argued forcing muslim soldiers to fight wars in muslim countries puts them at risk to hurting believers unjustly and warned of adverse events. yet, it's not clear that anyone inside the military had a complete picture of hasan's growing radicalization. >> was someone taking an objective look at who this individual was, what he was becoming, and what the potential was he would actually act out and be violent? >> reporter: now the president has ordered a thorough review demanding all of the agencies involved determine once again if somehow the government has failed to connect critical dots. cbs news, washington. >>> president obama paid tribute to the ft. hood victims at a moving memorial service. ♪ amazing grace >> thousands were on hand for yesterday's service. the president talked about each of the 13 victims, remembering how he or she lived and died. >> their memory will be honored in the place
frequently criticized the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and in june 2007, hasan gave a shocking presentation to colleagues. using slides, hasan argued forcing muslim soldiers to fight wars in muslim countries puts them at risk to hurting believers unjustly and warned of adverse events. yet, it's not clear that anyone inside the military had a complete picture of hasan's growing radicalization. >> was someone taking an objective look at who this individual was, what he was becoming, and...